Radon Fluoride

Journal Article · Wed Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1962 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00880a048· OSTI ID:4772164

Fields, Paul R.; Stein, Lawrence.; Zirin, Moshe H.

The reaction of trace amounts of radon with fluorine was studied and it was found that radon forms a stable fluoride which is less volatile than XeF₄. The composition of the radon fluoride was not determined. The fluoride can be reduced with hydrogen to quantitatively recover elemental radon. At 200 deg the compound appeared to be stable in hydrogen, but at 500 deg and a hydrogen pressure of 800 mm it was completely reduced within 15 min. The tracer quantities of radon fluoride prepared showed no evidence of radiation decomposition from alpha particle emission.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Ill.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-17-001437
• OSTI ID: 4772164
• Journal Information: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 84; ISSN 0002-7863
• Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ALPHA PARTICLES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
EMISSION
FLUORINE
HYDROGEN
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RADON
RADON FLUORIDES
RECOVERY
REDUCTION
STABILITY
TEMPERATURE
TRACE AMOUNTS
VOLATILITY
XENON FLUORIDES